Wes Streeting addressed the House of Commons on Tuesday

Chancellor expected to pull the lever on tax hikes in Wednesday’s Budget

Sir Keir and his chancellor Rachel Reeves are facing a make-or-break Budget this week, with the chancellor expected to increase taxes to plug the gaps in the public finances

The prime minister had been under pressure to intervene over the row between the White House and the BBC

With hours to go until one of the most anticipated Treasury statements in modern history, Rachel Reeves has been given disastrous warning on the economy’s outlook

The tax will reportedly apply to homes worth more than £2m and could raise up to £450m for the Treasury